Negotiations between 12 First Nations and the Canadian and Ontario governments over compensation for breached annuities have failed. The Supreme Court had set a deadline of January 26th for an offer, but the $3.6 billion proposed by Canada and Ontario was deemed insufficient by the First Nations. The court will now determine a fair compensation amount.
The 12 northern Ontario First Nations say Canada and Ontario offered $3.6B, a fraction of the dozens of billions of dollar settlement they expected when negotiations began last month.Whitesand First Nation Chief Lawrence Wanakamik, right, shakes hands with Harley Schachter, lawyer for Red Rock and Whitesand First Nations of Robinson Superior treaty territory, after the Supreme Court decision July 26, 2024, that the Crown dishonourably breached the Robinson treaties.
"They simply ignored the economic evidence about how much wealth Canada and Ontario took from our lands," said Gull Bay First Nation chief Wilfred King. Her ruling could eventually be appealed to another court, adding more years to the already decade-long legal battle.Eric Head, spokesperson for Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, says the federal government's offer was fair, just and honourable.
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